Tag: Colorado

We recently reported that marijuana taxes in Colorado were up over 100% for the first 6 months of 2015. The jump in revenue on weed is proof that the market for legal cannabis in Colorado continues to grow. But how has other areas of marijuana legalization worked in the state? […]

COLORADO MARIJUANA “EXPERIMENT” SHOWS WHAT’S POSSIBLE With more data coming in from Colorado, those concerned about last year’s marijuana tax revenue missing projections are breathing a sigh of relief. For the first six months of 2015, Colorado’s marijuana tax revenues were $54 million, compared to just $25 million for the same period […]

In the latest Quinnipiac University Poll (April 14, 2015), Virginia voters support legalizing recreational marijuana by a margin of 54% in favor vs 41% opposed. Iowa voters are less enthusiastic about legalization of recreational pot with 47% favoring and 47% opposing legalizing “possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal […]

Due to the Federal Prohibition on cannabis, a recreational marijuana law comparison by state shows marijuana state laws can range from a form of full marijuana legalization (legalized medical & recreational marijuana) to prison time for a couple of marijuana joints. Even in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, the […]

Arizona’s Supreme Court recently ruled that people on probation in the state can’t be denied medical marijuana as part of their probation. The highest court in Arizona ruled that people had a right to medical marijuana which could not be taken away under the guise of probation. On the heels […]

Attorney General’s Office of Colorado asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss the frivolous lawsuits filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma. The suits tend that Colorado’s marijuana legalization has caused increase in crime in their states. Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wrote in a brief filed with the high court that the […]

One of the arguments prohibitionists use against legalization of marijuana, and in particular, recreational marijuana, is that it will result in a surge in highway fatalities caused by “stoned” drivers. This line of reasoning draws on the number of deaths caused by drunk drivers. The prohibitionists also point out that […]

Colorado state Attorney General Cynthia Coffman defended the state’s marijuana laws, and urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by neighboring states Nebraska and Oklahoma. In her brief she wrote: “filed this case in an attempt to reach across their borders and selectively invalidate state laws with […]